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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • vacancy/ˈveɪkənsi/nounB1+An open job waiting to be filled.
  • vacant/ˈveɪkənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsNot occupied or lived in, and available to be used or taken.
  • vacate/veɪˈkeɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo leave a place empty.
  • vaccine/vækˈsin/nounB2A preparation that teaches the body to fight an illness in advance.
  • vacillate/ˈvæ.sə.leɪt/verbC2To keep changing your mind and settling nothing.
  • vacillation/væsɪˈleɪʃən/
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nounC2
Wavering between choices without deciding.
  • vacuous/ˈvækju.əs/adjectiveC2Empty of thought or meaning.
  • vacuum/ˈvæ.kjuːm/nounB13 meaningsA machine that sucks dust from floors.
  • vacuum cleanerphraseB1An electrical machine that sucks up dust and dirt.
  • vagabond/ˈvæ.ɡə.bɒnd/nounC1A wanderer with no home and no settled work.
  • vagary/vəˈɡɛɚ.i/nounC2An unpredictable change or whim.
  • vaginal/vəˈd͡ʒʌɪ.nəl/adjectiveB2+To do with the passage leading to the womb.
  • vagrant/ˈveɪɡɹənt/nounC12 meaningsA person without a settled home, who moves from place to place.
  • vague/veɪɡ/adjectiveC12 meaningsUnclear and without exact details.
  • vaguely/ˈveɪɡli/adverbB22 meaningsIn an unclear fuzzy way.
  • vaguenessnounC1Having no clear boundary of meaning.
  • vain/veɪn/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsObsessed with your own looks or abilities.
  • vainglorious/ˌveɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Boastfully and excessively proud.
  • vale/veɪl/nounC2A valley, in poetic use.
  • valence/ˈveɪl(ə)ns/nounC1How many bonds an atom can form.
  • valiant/ˈvæliənt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsShowing great courage in the face of danger.
  • valid/ˈvælɪd/adjectiveB22 meaningsLegally acceptable and still in force.
  • validate/ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo confirm that something is sound or true.
  • validation/ˌvæl.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsBeing told that what you feel makes sense.
  • validity/vəˈlɪd.ɪ.ti/nounC12 meaningsWhether a study really measures what it claims to.
  • valley/ˈvæli/nounA2+The low land between two lines of high ground.
  • valour/ˈvælə/nounC1Great courage in the face of danger.
  • valuable/ˈvælju(ə)bl̩/adjectiveB12 meaningsWorth a lot of money.
  • valuation/ˌvæ.ljuːˈeɪ.ʃən/nounC1What a business or asset is judged to be worth.
  • valve/ˈvælv/nounB2A fitting that lets air or fluid through one way.
  • vamp/væmp/nounC1A woman who uses her charm to exploit men.
  • vampire/ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/nounB13 meaningsAn undead creature of folklore that drinks blood.
  • van/væn/nounA2A medium-sized covered vehicle for deliveries.
  • vandal/ˈvændəl/nounC1A person who deliberately destroys property.
  • vandalism/ˈvændəlɪzm̩/nounB2+Deliberate destruction of property for no purpose.
  • vandalize/ˈvændəlaɪz/verbC2To damage property deliberately and pointlessly.
  • vanguard/ˈvanˌɡɑːd/nounC1The leading part of a movement or an army.
  • vanilla/vəˈnɪl.ə/nounA2+2 meaningsA sweet flavour from a tropical pod.
  • vanish/ˈvænɪʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo go out of sight suddenly and completely.
  • vanity/ˈvænɪti/nounB22 meaningsExcessive pride in your own looks or importance.
  • vanquish/ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/verbC1To defeat an enemy completely.
  • vanquishedadjectiveC2Thoroughly defeated.
  • vantage/ˈvɑːntɪd͡ʒ/nounC1A position of advantage.
  • vantage point/ˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ ˌpɔɪnt/nounC1A position that gives a good view of things.
  • vanuatunounC1Pacific island nation where land diving was invented.
  • vapid/ˈvæp.ɪd/adjectiveC2Dull, and offering nothing of interest.
  • variable[ˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩]adjectiveB24 meaningsChanging, or able to change.
  • variance/ˈvɛə.ɹi.əns/nounC1A difference, or the state of disagreeing.
  • variation/ˌvɛəɹɪˈeɪʃn̩/nounB22 meaningsOne of the possible lines a game may follow.
  • variegated/ˈvɛəɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/adjectiveC2Marked with patches of different colours.
  • variety is the spice of lifephraseC1Change and difference are what make living enjoyable.
  • various/ˈvɛəɹi.əs/adjectiveB12 meaningsOf several different kinds.
  • varnish/ˈvɑː(ɹ)nɪʃ/nounB2+A clear coat that protects wood and shows the grain.
  • varsity/ˈvɑː.sɪ.ti/nounB2+The main team representing a school or university.
  • vase/vɑːz/nounB12 meaningsA tall, narrow-necked container for holding cut flowers.
  • vassal/ˈvæsəl/nounC1A lord who held land in return for loyalty to a greater lord.
  • vast/vɑːst/adjectiveB2Enormously wide and open.
  • vastness/ˈvæstnəs/nounC1Immense extent or size.
  • vat/væt/nounB2+2 meaningsA very large open container for liquid, used in making or storing things.
  • vatican citynounB2The world's smallest state, home of the Pope, inside Rome.